It’s no secret that I love media rich presentations. It is easy to lose focus and make something that is pretty, but not effective. Video is one of the tools you can use to enhance the impact of your presentation, but it must be used carefully. One should not... read more
Daniel Taylor of Expressive Consulting, has been nominated by the Central New York Chapter of the Association for Talent Development for the CNY BEST Award in the individual category which recognizes excellence in learning and performance. Daniel is nominated with... read more
Title: How to Present: Share Ideas that Inspire Action Organization: Skill Share Instructor: Simon Sinek Note: These are my notes from the class which I took on paper and digitized several weeks after the class. This is in no way an exhaustive review of the course or... read more
Title: ABCs of Instructional Design Date: 1/31/2015 Organization: UDemy Instructor: Debra Scott Note: These are my notes from the class which I took on paper and digitized several weeks after the class. This is in no way an exhaustive review of the course or even a... read more
Class Title: Improve How You Manage Projects Date: 2/2/2015 Organization: CNY ASTD Presenters: Karen DeJarnette (TEDCenter), Dr. Chuck Spuches (SUNY ESF) Note: These are just my notes from the course. This is in no way an exhaustive review of the class or even a... read more
Class Title: Mindfulness Tools for Entrepreneurs Date: 2/25/2015 Location: General Assembly NYC Presenters: Miriam Bekkouche of The Brain Spa Note: These are just my notes from the course. This is in no way an exhaustive review of the class or even a complete... read more
Date: 2/27/2015 10am to 5pm Location: General Assembly NYC Description: From General Assembly – “As technology changes and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users.... read more
Some of my favorite sites to learn from are Skillshare.com, Lynda.com, and Alison.com. I just setup an account with uDemy.com and am exploring the process of creating a class on there. Here’s an article which lists a number of sites and gives a brief overview of... read more
Fundamentally almost everything we teach is about people and the things that go wrong with them. Rather than teach a topic in a vacuum, start with a story about a patient (real or fictional but realistic) and refer back to that patient during the lecture. For example,... read more
Without much difficulty you can set up a series of looped slides at the beginning of your slideshow which will advance automatically until you are ready to start the main show. The looped slides could have surprising statistics, facts about the presentations content,... read more
